Новости за 04.04.2016

What is most important? To be able to use IT or to educate a child??

Following a successful performance at the Wellington Jazz Festival and a tour around Australia last June with his Trio, one of the most renowned Polish jazz pianists is back in New Zealand. Artur Dutkiewicz will present contemporary jazz from his ...

News from Wellington Zoo Sam the Chimpanzee A Chimpanzee at Wellington Zoo has died from heart disease. Sam, a 38 year old male, was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014. While his symptoms could be treated in the short term, there is no cure and he was euthanised after his health recently deteriorated. “Our Zoo […]

AUCKLAND (Horizon Research/Pacific Media Watch): Only 9 percent of New Zealand adults find the newspapers and magazines they use totally credible -  there is a nett credibility gap overall of 16 percent, new research has shown.

Three months after Spark subsidiary Skinny opened its fixed wireless broadband service, the parent company is getting in on the act. Yesterday Spark launched Home Wireless Broadband. There are three plans: $80 a month buys 40GB of data and free local calling. $90 boosts the data cap to 80GB. $85 buys the same 80GB but […]

“Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.” – Milton Friedman The quote of the week is brought to you by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. To support the Union’s campaign for lower taxes and less government waste, click here. […]

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One of best things Auckland is getting as a result of the great upgrade that is the City Rail Link is, at last, a proper urban public square in precisely the right place. The section of Lower Queen St in front of the grand old CPO that is now the Britomart train station, once void of all [...]

Stuff reports: A supermarket in Auckland’s Grey Lynn is the latest in a spate of Countdowns caught in a police booze sting. From April 11, the popular Williamson Ave store will be going dry for five days. In October 2015, the store sold alcohol to a minor, the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority ruled. I’m pleased to see strong penalties […]

Press Release – Tourism Industry Association Sir Graham Henry, the man who coached the All Blacks to World Cup glory and who knows better than most how to create a winning team culture, is a keynote speaker at the 2016 New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, Auckland, 1-2 June. Ted talks top teams at NZ Hotel […]

Press Release – Wellington City Council Students who received Absolutely Positively Student Awards and Wellington City Council representatives gathered today to share ideas at a speed-networking event. Last year, students from a dozen Wellington schools who contributed positively to their school or local community received the Mayoral Award. This afternoon the winners came along to […]

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington has launched a new Computer Graphics programme that will educate students to develop the next generation of tools in a rapidly-growing and in-demand industry. The first cohort of undergraduate students have started classes for the new Computer Graphics major, offered as part of Victoria’s […]

Press Release – Meredith Connell Patients who received faulty ASR metal-on-metal hip implants have until 16 September to join the New Zealand proceeding against the manufacturer, DePuy, according to orders made by the High Court at Wellington. As of today 26 claimants have signed up to the claim. A hearing has been scheduled for 21-22 […]

Press Release – Peace Movement Aotearoa Today is the start of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, when the latest global military spending figures are released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). A public forum on government spending priorities – ‘Welfare …Welfare or warfare? Global military spending rises + Wellington forum […]

Press Release – Fulton Hogan Hiways ALTHOUGH traffic was backed up this morning at Kasavu Village outside of Nausori this morning (April 4) due to a massive vegetation slip, Fulton Hogan Hiways (FHH) was able to fully restore access within six hours.Traffic Restored Following Major Slip ALTHOUGH traffic was backed up this morning at Kasavu […]

April 4 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key faced sustained media questioning on the use of New Zealand-registered foreign-controlled trusts in international tax avoidance uncovered by a massive leak of documents that are being called 'the Panama ...

April 4 (BusinessDesk) - US lawmakers and senior officials are leaning towards the likelihood of the Trans-Pacific Partnership achieving ratification in Washington DC during the so-called "lame-duck" session of Congress expected later ...

April 4 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key faced sustained media questioning on the use of New Zealand-registered foreign-controlled trusts in international tax avoidance uncovered by a massive leak of documents that are being called 'the Panama ...

4 April 2016 For immediate release from Triathlon New Zealand New Zealand Schools Champs Set for Queenstown Return with Huge Turnout

Wellington Access Radio is celebrating its 35th birthday and the archiving of its historical audio collection at Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision on April 27.

Many of the teams in the GODZone expedition race have taken advantage of cycling through St Arnaud where take out food is available from the local store.

A novel approach to fighting infectious disease outbreaks that has doctors and vets working together:

April 4 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar fell in tandem with its trans-Tasman counterpart after flat Australian retail sales fell short of expectations and eroded demand for both currencies.

Medical cannabis product approved for use Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has today approved the use of a non-pharmaceutical grade cannabis-based product, following an application from the patient’s treating consultant. The product applied ...

Maritime New Zealand is helping maritime operators prepare to meet the requirements of the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) that came into force today (4 April 2016).